Blood to the Bone

[Intro]
[Verse]
Rain hits the concrete hard
Searching for my old yard
Upright bass is thumping slow
Where did all the years go?
Shadows on the peeling paint
Ghost of a sinner and a saint
[Chorus]
Oh, the weight he carried
In the secrets buried
Underneath the city lights
Through the coldest winter nights
He gave his blood to the bone
Just to build this broken home
[Verse]
Hands stained with oil and grease
He never found a moment's peace
Hammering out a bitter life
To keep us from the cutting knife
I saw the fire in his eyes
Behind the veil of all his lies
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that organ start to moan
I’m standing here all on my own
The brass is screaming in the dark
Trying to find a holy spark
[Chorus]
Oh, the weight he carried
In the secrets buried
Underneath the city lights
Through the coldest winter nights
He gave his blood to the bone
Just to build this broken home
[Bridge]
I hated every silent word
The prayers that I never heard
But now I see the heavy cost
Of everything that he has lost
I wash the dirt from off my name
And let the rain drown out the shame
[Hook]
Grit in my teeth
Fire underneath
Walking through the pouring rain
Breaking every rusted chain
[Solo]
[Chorus]
Oh, the weight he carried
In the secrets buried
Underneath the city lights
Through the coldest winter nights
He gave his blood to the bone
Just to build this broken home
[Post-Chorus]
He gave his blood to the bone
Just to build this broken home
I’m standing here all on my own
In the city made of stone
[Outro]